Cubs @ Giants
June 18, 1940

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 5 R H E
Cubs 4 7 0
Giants 0 2 1
Top 5 R H E
Cubs 4 7 0
Giants 0 2 1

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .237
OBP 1.000 .301
At Bats 2 76
Hits 2 18
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 2 15

Cliff Melton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Polo Grounds - June 18, 1940
•
Out
Cliff Melton
Harry Danning
Babe Young
Mickey Witek
Burgess Whitehead
Billy Jurges
Jo-Jo Moore
Bob Seeds
Mel Ott
Bill Nicholson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Melton covering, for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mattick fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Jurges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Danning hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gleeson strikes out.
Top 4 Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hack strikes out.
Top 4 Mooty hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mooty fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Seeds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 3 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Melton strikes out.
Top 3 Mattick strikes out.
Top 3 Todd is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to third. Dallessandro moves to second.
Top 3 Cliff Melton now pitching. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gleeson scores. Nicholson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gleeson moves to third.
Top 3 Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Danning hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mooty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Mattick hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Todd strikes out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mooty fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Seeds hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Gleeson hits a line drive to right field. Ott throws towards first. Young fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Young. Ott throws the ball in to Young who tags Gleeson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hack goes all the way around to score. Gleeson moves to third.
Top 1 Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.